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Washington Field: Former MLB Player Roger Clemens Indicted, Charged with Obstruction of Congress, Making False Statements, and Committing Perjury Before Congressional Committee

Roger Clemens was indicted and charged with one count of obstruction of Congress, three counts of making false statements, and two counts of perjury in connection with his February 2008 testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, which was investigating steroid use in major league baseball. Full Story

Chicago: Far North Suburban Man Charged with Cheating Two Dozen Investors of $3.7 Million in Alleged Ponzi Scheme

Joseph A. Dawson was charged with wire fraud in connection with engaging in a Ponzi scheme, allegedly cheating more than two dozen victims of approximately $3.7 million they invested with a trading firm he owned. Full Story

An Uzbekistan national pled guilty in federal court to his role in a criminal enterprise involving illegal aliens working in 14 states, including employees at hotels in the Kansas City and Branson, Missouri areas. Full Story

Nearly a dozen persons who served in the Republic of Srpska Army during the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina were sentenced in Phoenix for lying about their military service when they applied for refugee status in the U.S. Full Story

A patrol officer with the Clayton County Police Department was indicted on charges of accepting money to use his law enforcement position to protect illegal drug transactions, possessing a stolen firearm, and stealing personal property from drivers during traffic stops. Full Story

New York: Top FARC Associate Sentenced to 29 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Import Tons of Cocaine into the United States

Erminso Cuevas Cabrera, a top associate of the narco-terrorist organization Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC) was sentenced to 29 years in prison for conspiring to import ton-quantities of cocaine into the United States. Full Story

Baltimore: Former Baltimore City Police Detective Sentenced to 20 Months in Prison for Theft of Funds and Diamond Watch and for Making False Claims to DEA

Mark J. Lunsford was sentenced to 20 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for stealing Baltimore City Police Department funds, submitting a false claim to DEA, and stealing a diamond watch that came into his custody as a DEA Task Force officer. Full Story

Five individuals, including three former North Providence town councilmen, were charged in a 12-count indictment with conspiracy, extortion, and bribery. The indictment includes four alleged extortion and bribery schemes and demands for more than $100,000 in bribes. Full Story

New Orleans: Mayor of New Roads Indicted

The ongoing investigation of Operation Blighted Officials resulted in an indictment charging the mayor of New Roads, Louisiana with violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. If convicted, he faces up to 65 years in prison and a $1,750,000 fine. Full Story

Minneapolis: IRS Agent Pleads Guilty to Soliciting a Bribe

A tax revenue agent with the Internal Revenue Service pled guilty to soliciting and receiving a $9,700 bribe in exchange for reporting a lower federal tax obligation than was actually owed by a small business. Full Story

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